Question

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Express your answer to three significant figures.
A goldsmith melts 12.4 grams of gold to make a ring. The temperature of the gold rises from 26°C to 1064°C, and then the gold melts completely. If gold’s specific heat is 0.1291 joules/gram degree Celsius and its heat of fusion is 63.5 joules/gram, how much energy is gained by the gold?
The gold gains a total of______joules of energy?

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Answer 1

Answer:

Mass =12.4g

∆T= 1064-26

=1038°C

H=mc∆T + mlf

where c =Specific heat of substance

lf= Latent heat of Fusion

m=Mass

∆T=Temp. change

Substituting

H= 12.4(0.1291)(1038) + 12.4(63.5)

H= 1661.67 + 787.40

H=2449.07J

IT GAINED A TOTAL OF 2449.07~2500JOULES OF ENERGY